René Pape, who is singing the role of King Marke at
Bayreuth this summer, stayed at my hotel. He arrived a few hours before the performance, and stayed overnight. A private man, he kept to himself, finding a corner where he could have breakfast and interact with his mobile phone. But not private enough for me to snap a picture of him. The day of the performance I ran into him and told him that I was looking forward to hearing him as King Marke. He responded with a cordial nod of the head, and off he went to his car towards the
Festspielhaus.
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My husband and I were there at the same time you were, also at the Bayerischer Hof. I also snapped a picture of him at breakfast last Tuesday morning (Aug 22).
His costume as König Marke reminded me of the old Mad Magazine "Spy vs. Spy" cartoons.
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